Author: marcabraham
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Founder Mode

Last week, Paul Graham, Y Combinator co-founder, dropped his latest essay titled “Founder Mode” which got a lot of online noise with people defending and challenging it in equal measure. Graham’s essay is based on a recent talk at Y Combinator by Brian Chesky – co-founder and CEO at Airbnb. Chesky talked about the flaws…
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Cleo Financial Assistant (Product Review)

I first reviewed Cleo’s financial assistant a good seven years ago. After rereading my review, I remember Cleo largely meeting my expectations in places; a financial assistant helping users manage and save money. In the last sentence of my review I expressed a desire to “see how Cleo will develop further over the coming months,…
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Websim (Product Review)

My summary of Websim before using it – I believe that Websim helps create a website in no time, using generative AI. How does Websim explain itself in the first minute? “Websim is a platform that imagines immersive websites and internets on the fly.” The intro text on websim.ai is pretty sparse, but it’s value…
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“$treet Pricing” (Book Review)

Ever felt that that the pricing of a product is a “black box”?! Ever been in situation where you’re unable explain the rationale behind the company’s pricing strategy because pricing is based on mysterious factors? “Street Pricing: A Pricing Playlist for Hip Leaders in B2B SaaS” aims to make a opaque pricing strategies a thing…
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My Product Management Toolkit (63): AI tools for Product Managers

A few weeks ago I wrote about what makes AI Product Managers different, examining the AI product management specialisation. My main takeaway was the AI PM will still conduct key product management activities, from identifying customer problems to shipping solutions. The same applies to product managers not specialised in AI: even with the advent of…
